Wallace Fard Muhammad

influenced by Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam (NOI). At first, Elijah Poole was his real name. In the 1900s, he established himself in the NOI and advocated for black nationalism, self-empowerment and self-determination. His teachings sought to advance African Americans culturally and spiritually, but also portrayed man as inherently evil. During the 1950s and 1960s Malcolm X played a role in popularizing NOI's message. He took inspiration from Elijah Muhammad. His beliefs and deeds

To commence, African Americans came to the United States through the Atlantic Slave trade during 1600s until the 1900s. There were about “12 million enslaved people from Western Africa to the ‘New World’” (African American Religions(AAR), July 25, 2017). Even though there is 12 million African Americans that have arrived to the United states, they were represented as a minority of the American society. Of course, the American myth that is presented to these African Americans is that American is a

He achieved a high ranking with the Nation of Islam and became a very important part of it. Elijah Muhammad and him created a good bond and he took part in gaining civil rights for African Americans. On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X got assassinated by members of the Nation of Islam. Before his assassination, he had received many death threats by African

“I'm not going to get killed trying to force myself on people who don't want me. Integration is wrong.White people don’t want it, the Muslims don't want it.”- Muhammad Ali. A lot of African-American during the civil rights movement had endured a lot to go through to be where they are at in sports. African-Americans had a very tough time trying to get their rights, it was very hard for them to earn respect from the people that lived in the south. Since they knew they weren't going to be respected

Malcolm X was an important black leader and activist to the African American community and Nation of Islam in the 50’s and 60’s. He had a troubled childhood growing up in a time of awful racism. His childhood experiences affected him and his decisions for many years in positive and negative ways. Malcolm X was a strong willed man with huge ideas for the civil rights of African Americans that created a huge following of people for him. He did not feel that nonviolent approaches towards civil rights

however the followers of the remaining four schools do not acknowledge it. Tablighis: Tablighis are members of the Tablighi jamaat, an extremely orthodox Islamic movement that follows the work of the Prophet to the letter. The jamaat was founded by Muhammad al-Kandhlawi in 1927. The Tablighis are big believer in spreding Islam and converting

The Aryan brotherhood originated in San Quentin prison in 1967. The brotherhood provided protection for white individuals from black and Hispanic groups, specifically the Mexican Mafia. The Aryan brotherhood was founded by white supremacists Thomas Silverstine, Barry Mills and Tyler Bingham in 1964 at the San Quentin prison. The gang transformed into revenue when it began gaining power. The basic beliefs of the Aryan Brotherhood is “Pure” white people are superior to people of other race. The only

privately scoffed at Muhammad's interpretation of the genesis of the "white race" and seemed uncomfortable with the idea that all white people were literally devils. He was always careful to preface his remarks with "The honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches. . . ." More significantly, Malcolm clearly disagreed with the NOI's policy of not participating in politics. He not only believed that political mobilization was indispensable but occasionally defied the rule by supporting boycotts

Islam is the second most practiced religion in the world with 1.5 billion followers worldwide. With six million people practicing Islam in America, it is one of the fastest growing religions in this country. However, since the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001 the Islamic religion has been under much scrutiny publically in America. Many people who practice this religion have been subjected to discrimination as well as verbal and physical attacks by fellow Americans. However a high level

WORLD FAMOUS HERO, MALCOLM X: Malcolm X, an unlikely hero has become the leader for the people by changing the face of the Civil Rights Movement through militant means; but ultimately the CIA turned against him because of his associations with Communist leaders. He was targeted throughout his years after shifting to a vision of peace, truth, wisdom and freedom. He had gotten out of the darkness by God’s will, but haters and or racial discriminators pressured him for the color of his skin.“I am